Bottle-washing machine.



Patented JanQz, 1910.

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J. HAUK, JR.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE. APPLIOAJITIONa FILED IEB. 15, 1909". 947,775.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

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JOSEPH HAUK, JR., or MILWAUKEE, wIscoNsIMfAssICNoR 'ro TWENTIETH CENTURYMACHINERY COMPANY, oF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, INCORPORATED.

BOTTLE-WASHING 'MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

i l.lipplication filed February 15, 1909. Serial No. 477,886.

Tov all whom it may concern.'

Be it known-that I, JOSEPH HAUK, J r., a citizen of the` United States,residing at: Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, andState of Wisconsin, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Washing Machines, ofwhich the following is aI specification.

My linvention relates to improvements in bottle washing machines. Theobject of my invention is, among other things, to provide a machine bywhich a plurality of4 washing brushes `may be simultaneously operatedfrom a single motor driven shaft and both the interior and eX- teriorsurfacesof the bottle simultaneously washed, while each bottle afterhaving been washed is thoroughly rinsed with fresh water as the nextsucceeding bottle is being acted u on by the brushes, whereby the laboro washing bottles is greatly reduced and the number whichmay becleanedin a given time is greatlyincreased.

My invention is explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1l is a side l`view`g,=part invertical section; and Fig.2,v4 is ari detailin section drawn on line :v of Fig.' 1. Like parts areidentifedby erence figures in both views.A

While vall the operative parts "of the machine are formed induplicatecomprising the same reftwo sets of brushes, brushl supportingspin` dles and mechanism for supporting and rinsing the bott-les, ywhichoperativemechanism is adaptedto be simultaneously,driven from the sainemotor driven shaft, for convenience and brevity of description,'I'have'referred to the movable parts'inythesingular as they appear uponone side of "the vertical center of Fig. 1, it being understood,however, that duplicates of all such movable parts are shown upon theopposite side ofjsuch vertical center. I i y 1 represents a brush ofordinary. construction for washing the interior ofthe bottles 2, one ofwhich bottles 2 is shov'virinposition` to be operated upon by thebrushes `on the right hand side of Fig. 1. l The'bottle 2 is placed overthe hollow spindle 3 into the in-` terior of which water is conductedfrom the inlet duct 4, passing throu h the 'several` valves and portshereina ter v described, thence through the hollow shaft 7, hollowspindle 3 and outlet spray nozzles 3', as"

` shifted from the said brush is being revolved. Motion is .PatentedJan. .25, 1910.

communicated to the brush 1 from the motor driven belt 5, through thepulley 6 and shaft 7. The shaft 7 is coupled to the spindle 3 by a watertight joint and such parts are adapted to be revolved together. The belt5, as shown in Fig. 1 is adapted to run is desirous to start themachine, the belt is pulley 6, motion belng communicated to the belt'from the operating handle 10, through the slidable rod 11, pivotallysupported link 12 and belt shifting arms 9, said link 12 being connectedwith the rod 11 through the transversely arranged pin 13 operating inthe slot 14 of said link, the Opposite end of said link being connectedwith said shifting arms 8 through the slidable sleeve 15 andtransversely arranged pin 16 operating in the slot 17 of said link.Thus` it isobvious `that when it is desirous to start the machine,v

the handle 10 is pushed to the left, whereby the belt 5 will be movedfrom the idler to the shaft driving'pulley 6, when thebrushes will becaused to revolve. v

15 is an angular shaft upon which the sleeve 15 is slidably supported.

While the "interior of the bottle is being washed by the brush 1, theexterior of the neck is simultaneously `being washed by a plurality ofbrushes 18. The brushes are pivotally connected with the hollow shaft 7through the pivotal bolt 20,'radial .lugs 21 and the lug supportingsleeve, which sleeve is rigidly affixed to said hollow shaft in -anyconvenient manner. The lbrushes 18, when rotated, are adapted to passover and upon the neck of the bottle, while suohbrushes are causedtOsimultaneously bear a ainst such neck by the forward pressure o thebottle pulley 8 to `the driv-ing freely upon the idler 8. Vhen, however,it i against the disk 34. As the end of the bot tle is thuspressed'forward, motion is com,-

municated therefrom to said brushes through said disk 34, the slidablesleeve 36,1 angular collar 22,`angular bearings 23 formed on theconverging ends of the levers 19, whereby said brushes are forced towardeach other and against the exterior surface of the bot- `tle neck.4revolved upon the neck of the bottle, water As the brushes 18 are beingthus is simultaneously discharged thereon, as indicated in Fig. 1, thewater being led from the pipe 4 so as to discharge upon the neck'bottle, as stated,

of the bottle through the valve duct Q4. l exterior surface ofthe bottlevalve port ".15 formed in the sliding valve 2V. duet 2T. and a pluralityof `spray apertures QS, whereby as the machine is operated` both theinterior and exterior of the bottle are .simultaneously cleansed.

24 are weights rigidly afiixed to the arms v19 and are adapted by theircentrifugal force to counteract the centrifugal force of the brushesl 1Sas the same are revolved. The sliding valvxe QG is adapted to be thrownto the right and closed, as lshown in Fig. 1, by the re-coil of thespiral spring Q9, which spring is interposed between the end 3() of thevalve casing and theshoulder 3l, and when the valve is in such position,the port 25 is brought out of alinement with the port 3Q, wherebyallwater is prevented from es caping from the inlet duct 4. \Vhen, however,the machine is in operation, the valve 25 is opened by an inwardpressure upon the motion being communicated from the bottle to theslidable valve 2G through the collar 34, mounted on the hollow spindle 3a plurality of longitudinally arranged rods and slidable sleeve 36,which slidable sleeve 36 is adapted. as it is pushed inward toward thecenter of the machine, to contact with the opposing end of the valve 26,whereby the valve port 25 is brought in line with the valve port 32,when water is simultaneously led and discharged upon both theexteriorand interior surfaces of the bottle, as previously' described.

37 is a hand wheel by which the valve 23 1s opened and closed. dien abottle has been placed in .the machine and has been acted upon by thebrushes 1 and 18, as previously described, it is withdrawn from thespindle 3 and placed in a vertical position indicated in the funnel 38preparatory to being rinsed. The lower end of the funnel 3S is providedwith a duct 38, and jet nozzle 39 through which water is led from thevalve port 32 into the mouth of the bottle.

It will be understood that as each bottle is successively placed in themachine, as indicated upon the right in Fig. 1, and pressed forward, andthe sliding valve 25 opened, water will be simultaneously led, not onlyto the bottle which is being brushed, but also to the bottle which issupported in the funnel, whereby as the second bottle is being brushed,the rst bottle will be simultaneously rinsed. -It will of course beunderstood that as soon as the bottle is withdrawn from the spindle 3,the valve 26 will be thrown lback into its closed position, shown inFig. l, by the recoil of the spiral spring, whereby the escape of wateris prevented, except only while the bottles are being pressed forward bythe operator in contact with the brushes', as previously described. Toprevent the water from being thrown by centrifugal force from thebrushes and t-he as the machine is being operated, I preferably surroundthe brushes by which the neck of the bottle is cleaned and the duet QTleading thereto with an inelosure Jf2,"whieh is adjustably supportedfrom the side arms 40 on the shaft 43 and .secured at any desired pointof adjustment by the lset screw 44.

As previously stated. the machine is preferably formed in duplicate, asshown in Fig. 1, and such duplicate parts are supported from the base3S) through the laterally projecting arms 40 and journal bearings 41.The base 39 serves as a convenient means of bolting the machine to asolid foundation for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desiretosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1 .In a machine for washing combination of a motor driven vided with alongitudinal duct,- an inlet side duct, a revoluble brush having ahollow spindle detachably connected with said hollow shaft, a journalbox for supporting said shaft provided with a water chambercommunicating through said side duct with the longitudinal duct of saidshaft and spindle, a water pipe communicating from a water supply withsaid water chamber, a self closing valve located in the water chamber ofsaid journal box, a sleeve slidably mounted upon said hollow shaft, aradial projection carried by the slidable sleeve for communicating therequired motion from said slidable sleeve for opening said self closingvalve, and means for controlling the revolving movement of said hollowshaft and brush.

2. In a machine for washing bottles, the combination cfa motor drivenshaft provided with a longitudinal duct, an inlet side duct, arevoluble' brush having a hollow spindle detachably connected with saidhollow shaft, a journal box for supporting said shaft provided with awater chamber communicating through said side duct with the longitudinalduct of said shaft and brush spindle, a water pipe communicating from awater supply with said water chamber, a self closing valve located inthe Water chamber of said journal box, a sleeve slidably supported onsaid hollow shaft., a radial projection carried by said sleeve forcommunicating motion to said self closing valve, a bottle supportingfunnel having open connection with the water chamber in said journalbox, a jet nozzle centrally located in the lower end of said funnel andadapted as said valve is opened, to discharge a jet of Water into abottle, whereby as a bottle is moved forwardly over said revoluble brushand against said slidable sleeve, said valve will be opened and waterwill be simultaneously led to the .interior of both botbottles, theshaft protles and means for controlling the revolving movement of saidhollow shaft and brush.

3. ln a machine for washing bottles,.the combination of -a motor drivenshaft provided with a longitudinal duct, an inlet side duct, a revolublebrush having a hollow spindle detachably connected with said hollowshaft, a casing surrounding said brush,l a

journal box for supporting said shaftprovided With a Water chambercommunicating through said side duct,with the longitudinal duct, ofsaidshaft and spindle, a water pipe communicating from a water supply withsaid Water chamber, a self closing valve located in the Water chamber ofY said journal box, a sleeve slidably supported on said hollow shaft, aradial projection carried by the sleeve, Contact bearings ca-r ried bysaid sleeve for communicating motion from saidfslidable sleeve to saidself closing valve, when a bottle is pressed against said sleeve, abottle supporting funnel, a branch ber in said journal box to saidfunnel, a

jet nozzle connected with said branch duct and adapted to discharge ajet of water into the interior of the bottle supported by said funnel, ajet tube communicating from said branch duct to the casing surroundingsaid brush provided with a plurality ot' apertures through which Wateris adapted to be dis charged upon tle exterior of the neck of thebottle, whereby as said valve is opened by the forward movement of thebottle in Contact with the brushes, 'water will be simultaneouslydischarged upon the interior and exterior surface of the bottle that isbeing brushed and also upon the interior of the bottle supported in saidfunnel.V

ln testimony whereof I afix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

JOSEPH HAUK, J n. V Witnesses:

U. R. ERWIN, JAS. B.4 ERWIN.

